Marita Kramer

Linz – Double Olympic medallist Nika Križnar won Sunday’s ski jumping World Cup event in Hinzenbach, besting overall leader Marita Kramer of Austria by twenty points with the longest jumps in both series.

Linz – Reigning Olympic champion Urša Bogataj won the women’s Ski Jumping World Cup event in Hinzenbach, Austria, on Saturday in what is her first World Cup win ever. Her compatriot Nika Križnar also made it to the podium, finishing second.

Willingen – Nika Križnar won the last women’s Ski Jumping World Cup event before the Beijing Olympics after setting Slovenia’s national record at 151 metres in the sole series in Willingen, Germany, on Sunday.

Willingen – Slovenian ski jumper Ema Klinec finished third in a World Cup event in Germany’s Willingen on Saturday. Because of strong winds only the first round was carried out. The winner was Austria’s Marita Kramer, who also tops the overall World Cup rankings, while Germany’s Katharina Atlthaus was second.

Lillehammer – Slovenian ski jumper Urška Bogataj finished third at Saturday’s World Cup event in Lillehammer, Norway, which is her fourth podium finish in the World Cup. The winner today was Katharina Althaus from Germany, and the second place went to Austrian Marita Kramer.

Bogataj scored 272.3 points after Althaus with 278.1 points and Kramer with 273.2 points.

Nizhny Tagil – Slovenia’s Ema Klinec was second in the women’s Ski Jumping Word Cup meet in Russia’s Nizhny Tagil on Friday, finishing in between the first-placed Marita Kramer of Austria and her compatriot Daniela Iraschko-Stolz. Slovenia’s Urša Bogataj placed fourth.

Tchaikovsky – Nika Križnar has won the overall Ski Jumping World Cup to secure the first ever Crystal Globe trophy in the discipline in the women’s competition for Slovenia.

The 21-year-old Slovenian placed third in today’s event in Tchaikovsky, Russia, to pip Japanese Sara Takanashi to the trophy by nine points after the second series was cancelled due to strong winds.

Tchaikovsky – Slovenian ski jumper Nika Križnar finished third in the women’s World Cup event in Russia’s Chaykovsky on Friday, but this was not enough for her to retain the overall lead in the competition. One event to go in the season, Križnar is trailing Sara Takanashi of Japan.

Nizhny Tagil – Slovenian ski jumper Nika Križnar won silver in a FIS World Cup women’s individual event in Nizhny Tagil, Russia on Sunday, reclaiming the yellow jersey. Austria’s Marita Kramer meanwhile clinched another victory on the hill of the Russian ski resort this weekend.

Oberstdorf – Slovenia’s Nika Križnar, Špela Rogelj, Urša Bogataj and Ema Klinec won silver at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany, on Friday, missing gold by just 1.4 points. This is first medal for Slovenia’s women’s ski-jumping team at a world championship.